Another Rainy Saturday

Nearly every song from the offbeat hip hop group Don’t Talk to the Cops! begins as an inside joke within the group, but by making each song built around a catchy hook, they’re in essence letting their audience in on the joke. It’s a matter of inclusion that gives you some insight into one of [...]

“I want people to feel like they’ve taken a giant dose of Prozac,” is what the lovely and easily-likeable pop singer-songwriter Rachel Platten says she wants audiences to take from her music and performances. Platten is a twenty-six year old artist from New York whose piano-driven pop is easily accessible, catchy and upbeat. During a [...]

Unpersons, the fourth and latest album from Vancouver, BC-based duo The Pack A.D., is thirteen songs of excellent rock and roll. Opening with lead single “Sirens,” Unpersons barely pauses to take a breather, instead you’ll hear drummer Maya Miller and guitarist/singer Becky Black work together in harmony to create some unpretensious, noisy, rough-around-the-edges rock break [...]

“I’ve played that song on so many stages,” says Seattle-based country singer Rachel Mae, “and each time, I close my eyes and imagine I’m on that circle.” Rachel Mae is a singer-songwriter with a gorgeous voice that delivers honest and direct songs about different parts of her life. In an interview at a Northgate coffee [...]

  One of the most enjoyable reads this past year was the novel B-Sides and Broken Hearts (Till Victory Press) by music writer Caryn Rose. It’s a fantastic book about music fandom, and how big music fans relate to those who both do and do not share that passion. The story centers around Lisa Simon, [...]